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    The document discusses equations for calculating the specific heat capacity of mixtures of gases. It begins by defining the expressions for specific heat capacity at constant pressure and volume for a single gas. It then shows how these expressions extend to mixtures of multiple gases. Specifically, it derives an equation relating the specific heat capacities and mole fractions of two gases in a mixture. It rewrites and simplifies this equation in several steps. Finally, it proves that this equation is valid by comparing it to the original equations for specific heat capacity of single gases.

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    The document discusses equations for calculating the specific heat capacity of mixtures of gases. It begins by defining the expressions for specific heat capacity at constant pressure and volume for a single gas. It then shows how these expressions extend to mixtures of multiple gases. Specifically, it derives an equation relating the specific heat capacities and mole fractions of two gases in a mixture. It rewrites and simplifies this equation in several steps. Finally, it proves that this equation is valid by comparing it to the original equations for specific heat capacity of single gases.

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    The document discusses equations for calculating the specific heat capacity of mixtures of gases. It begins by defining the expressions for specific heat capacity at constant pressure and volume for a single gas. It then shows how these expressions extend to mixtures of multiple gases. Specifically, it derives an equation relating the specific heat capacities and mole fractions of two gases in a mixture. It rewrites and simplifies this equation in several steps. Finally, it proves that this equation is valid by comparing it to the original equations for specific heat capacity of single gases.

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    The expression for the adiabatic constant is,

    P
    V
    C
    C
    =
    Here,
    P
    C is the specific heat capacity of the substance at constant pressure,
    V
    C is the
    specific heat capacity of the substance at constant volume.

    The relation between specific heat capacity at constant pressure and the specific heat
    capacity at constant volume is,
    P V
    C C nR =
    Here, n is the number of moles of the gas and R is the gas constant.

    The above expression for the mixture of two gases is,
    ( )
    1 2 P V
    C C n n R = +
    Here,
    1
    n is the number of moles of the first gas and
    2
    n is the number of moles of the
    second gas.

    Rewrite the equation for
    P
    V
    C
    C
    ,
    ( )
    1 2
    1
    P
    V V
    n n R
    C
    C C
    +
    =

    Substitute for
    P
    V
    C
    C
    ,
    ( )
    1 2
    1
    V
    n n R
    C

    +
    =

    ( )
    1 2
    1
    V
    n n R
    C

    +
    =


    ( ) 1 ..


    For a mixture of two gases, the specific heat capacity at constant volume is defined as,
    1 2
    1 2
    1 1
    V
    n R n R
    C

    = +


    Here,
    1
    is the effective exponent of the first gas and
    2
    is the effective exponent of the
    second gas.

    Let
    1
    f
    1
    1 2
    n
    n n
    | |
    =
    |
    +
    \ .
    be the mole fraction of the first gas and
    2
    f
    2
    1 2
    n
    n n
    | |
    =
    |
    +
    \ .
    be the mole
    fraction of the second gas. Thus, the above equation becomes as,
    ( )
    1 2
    1 2
    1 2
    1 1
    V
    f f
    C n n R

    (
    = + +
    (



    ( ) 2 ..

    Compare the equations (1) and (2),
    ( )
    ( )
    1 2 1 2
    1 2
    1 2
    1 2
    1 2
    1 1 1
    1
    1 1 1
    n n R
    f f
    n n R
    f f


    + (
    = + +
    (


    = +



    Therefore, the equation
    1 2
    1 2
    1
    1 1 1
    f f

    = +

    is proved.

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